Longsuffering Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What does Exodus say about the LORD's nature?
- A. Jealous and vengeful
- B. Merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth
- C. Silent and distant
- D. Quick to anger
2.What does Peter say the longsuffering of God is for?
- A. To give time for repentance
- B. To punish sinners later
- C. To show weakness
- D. To test angels
3.What fruit of the Spirit includes longsuffering?
- A. Love and joy
- B. Longsuffering is listed directly
- C. Wisdom and knowledge
- D. Power and might
4.How should the aged men behave?
- A. With pride
- B. With soberness and longsuffering
- C. With anger
- D. With silence
5.What does Paul say love is?
- A. Jealous and boastful
- B. Patient and kind
- C. Proud and rude
- D. Selfish and angry
6.How should a servant of the Lord behave?
- A. Impatiently
- B. Patiently, in meekness instructing
- C. Angrily
- D. Silently
7.How many years did God put up with Israel in the wilderness?
- A. Ten years
- B. Twenty years
- C. Forty years
- D. Seventy years
8.What did Paul say he would show toward all men?
- A. Longsuffering
- B. Anger
- C. Pride
- D. Fear
9.How does Colossians say we should walk?
- A. In anger
- B. In pride
- C. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering
- D. In fear
10.What did James say about the farmer waiting for rain?
- A. He is foolish
- B. He has long patience for the precious fruit
- C. He gives up
- D. He digs wells instead
Answer Key
1.B. Merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth — Exodus 34:6 (KJV)
The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. (Exodus 34:6)
2.A. To give time for repentance — 2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)
3.B. Longsuffering is listed directly — Galatians 5:22 (KJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance. (Galatians 5:22-23)
4.B. With soberness and longsuffering — Titus 2:2 (KJV)
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. (Titus 2:2)
5.B. Patient and kind — 1 Corinthians 13:4 (KJV)
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not. (1 Corinthians 13:4)
6.B. Patiently, in meekness instructing — 2 Timothy 2:24 (KJV)
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient. (2 Timothy 2:24)
7.C. Forty years — Psalms 95:10 (KJV)
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation... Forty years long was I grieved with this generation. (Psalm 95:10; Hebrews 3:9-10)
8.A. Longsuffering — 1 Timothy 6:11 (KJV)
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (1 Timothy 6:11)
9.C. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering — Colossians 4:1 (KJV)
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering. (Colossians 3:1; 4:1-2)
10.B. He has long patience for the precious fruit — James 5:7 (KJV)
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it. (James 5:7)